relatively new to gentoo, altough i have used other distros in the past, even configured gentoo like 3 times to the point of the kernel manual configuration. because i use windows so much at work i was forced to give up on finishing my manual configuration.

I currently have a W500 laptop that has the switchable graphics Intel and ATI FireGL V5700
lspci result below shows the intel graphics card, set to "integrated" in bios.

my question was, is there support for the firegl v5700 in gentoo? I'm currently using ubuntu netbook i386 10.10 and after spending hours in forums to find a way to make it work, the fglxr drivers see my firegl as a radeon 3650. therefor the desktop is very glitchy, freezes a lot, unusable. I eventually made the xorg system work just fine with the intel graphics by switching the bios settings on my w500 to "integrated" instead of "discrete" or "switchable". However the intel video cannot properly handle more intensive graphics, and obviously like to use the firegl v5700 for this reason.

I have the following options of laptops to use for gentoo: lenovo t60p, t61p, x201 (core i7, intel hd graphics), t400, t410, w500. I prefer using the W500 if anyone can confirm the ability to use "discrete" firegl v5700 graphics. Not a big fan of the t400 or t410, i heard people made that work, and obiously love the t61p t60p and w500 for the 1920x1200 resolution screens.

Was wondering if anyone succesfully made the w500 work with firegl v5700 and would be able to provide amd64 kernel configuration file for either of these models.

* No Apple tax (drops MBA)
* Windows tax optional, since it's lot less than Apple's, but would still like to know is there any *good* barebone high class hardware out there
* thickness, looks rival something like DELL V13
* looking for 5+hr coding battery life. low thickness is usually the main thing that kills this, as is the case with DELL v13x.
* as good as possible recent kernel drivers compatibility. it probably doesnt make much sense to ask "best gentoo compatibility here".

Depending on budget, you might have a look at Lenovo Thinkpads.
My personal favorite is the X220, but depending on the config rather expensive. (I will buy one, but my config seems to be currently unavailable)
An alternative would be the X1, but it is not sure when it will be available.
The only downside, is the low res screen (1366x768).

another issue is that the cpu fan seems to switch on earlier than i'd like, i'm not sure if win7 was any better. feels like it was as i killed off win7, i don't have a good way to test it. when the machine is completely quiet, which it is at all temperatures below 45C, im liking it quite a bit. but as soon as temp jumps even just a little bit over 45, fan starts blowing and its ruining my experience. thermal module gives some crap info:

I've always been intrigued by the rather affordable System76 Lemur. Since its components are chosen explicitly for Linux compatibility, it should work flawlessly with Gentoo. It's a bit thicker than the Vostro V130, but it weighs the same and has an extended battery option.

The glossy screen and lack of a trackpoint make it a non-starter for me, but I can imagine it making someone else quite happy ..._________________Personal overlay | Simple backup scheme

I'm having a good ol time with the S9 as well. Great looks and great experience so far. I'd like to put a piece of some good looking Gentoo branding on it. Those who know, know. Others will just crawl back to iGarden.

I don't really feel like reading the whole thread, but we picked up the Lenovo x120e (with the amd e350) for right around $280. It has pretty good battery life (seems like about 4.5 to 5 hours of work), isn't too big for my wife to lug around, & once we stuff 8G RAM in it'll be just about peachy for the next 3-4 years.

The downsides are the screen resolution & the touchpad (but it does have 3 buttons, so there's that)._________________gurgle